The mismeasure of woman
By: Carol Tavris.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
Subjects: Women -- Psychology; Sex role; Sex differences; Sex differences (Psychology)
Description: When "man is the measure of all things," woman is forever trying to measure up. In this enlightening book, Carol Tavris unmasks the widespread but invisible custom -- pervasive in the social sciences, medicine, law, and history -- of treating men as the normal standard, women as abnormal. Tavris expands our vision of normalcy by illuminating the similarities between women and men and showing that the real differences lie not in gender, but in power, resources, and life experiences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-377) and index.